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English
Description
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: to recover a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son who was conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Feature: The American Civil War is one of the most studied military conflicts the world over. Through personal letters, official reports and diaries, viewers will come to understand not only the battle but also the political and personal resasons why our nation took up arms.
Making of Gods and Generals: Take a peek behind the scenes of the much anticipated production of Gods and Generals, the prequel to The Killer Angels-- the novel upon which the...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1861, decades of simmering tensions between the northern and southern United States exploded into the American Civil War. For four of the bloodiest years in the history of this Republic, the war raged from 1861 to 1865 over issues including states' rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery. This epic commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak from Confederate forces transports viewers directly to...
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Colonel Marlowe is in command of a motley assortment of 1200 Union volunteers whose task-- and apparent suicide mission-- is to infiltrate 300 miles of Southern territory and destroy the most strategic rail route in the Confederacy. Marlowe's life is complicated by his ferocious running feud with the company's surgeon, Major Kendall.
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 885
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes of the American Civil War, why the North won, how military campaigns unfolded, and how the war affected various elements of American society. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The little known story of the rebel battalion trapped behind enemy lines at the start of the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Vastly outnumbered by government forces, they held out and rescued thousands of civilians."--Container.
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
c2004, 1951
Language
English
Description
Best friends Clay Clayburn and Will Denning graduate from West Point only to soon find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War. When the two men meet each other in combat, neither knows it as each is in an artillery position hundreds of yards from the other. However, the love of Clay's life, Kathy Summers, does know and tries desperately to save her two good friends from killing each other.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, National Geographic follows descendants of Americans as they embark on journeys to discover the stories of their ancestors in the bloodiest war in American history. Revealed are amazing stories of lives turned upside down by the Civil War, from a Virginian slaveholding lady to a Union officer and a Confederate private. Vivid recreations and innovative graphic techniques take viewers back in...
12) Beulah land
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This mini-series centers around the Kendrick family, owners of Beulah Land, and those connected to the plantation by history and fate. It follows Beulah Land from its height of spendor through its destruction in the Civil War and to its rebuilding.
14) Lincoln
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
15) Hell to pay
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
A tale of two brothers at odds in a small mining town torn apart by civil war.
16) Alvarez Kelly
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In this Civil War tale, a cattle-driver sells his herd to the Yankees, then is kidnapped by a rebel who wants him to steal cattle for the South. Includes original theatrical trailer.
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Late in the autumn of 1864, Confederate General John bell Hood led the battle-hardened veterans of the Army of Tennessee on a fateful campaign into central Tennessee in a desperate attempt to regain control of the state from Federal forces. U.S> General John M. Schofield, commanding two corps of entrenched Federal infantry, forced the rebel onslaught in the village of Franklin. The battle that commenced was a bloody death struggle unparalleled in...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo, Syria, and their escape to a new life in Germany. The film follows the family over three years, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father and the struggle to become refugees.
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